Forum management know where I'm from...they're computer experts.
You can't get emails ending in .com.au if you're not from the land of the kangaroos.
Nonsense. Anyone, in about 90% of the world's nations, can set up an account with an VPN server. And get a foreign IP address and email.
And "forum management" here is not a computer expert by the remotest stretch of imagination. If the site owner ever emerges from hiding, I would be happy to offer my services. I could eliminate spam, future spam accounts, SSL certificate problems, and apostrophe/non-AASCI character glitches in about an hour. And guide the owner to switching us to https, instead of http. Maybe bring a few locked out members back, of interested.